Dallas-3 day ECLS Course (RP1903A)

Dallas-3 day ECLS Course (RP1903A)

This instructive 3 day ELSO Endorsed course is designed for physicians and specialists caring for patients who recieve Extracorporeal Life Support. Course content will include ECMO indications and contraindications, ECMO patient and circuit physiology, cannulation techniques, anticoagulation and other aspects of ECMO patient care and management. The course will spend equal time between didactics and small group simulation (hands-on and fundamentals review). The course will utilize clinical case scenarios; faculty and educator guidance and technological resources to facilitate team training and clinical critical thinking and decision making.

Target Audience

This instructive 3 day ELSO Endorsed course is designed for physicians and other healthcare professionals caring for patients who recieve Extracorporeal Life Support.

Learning Objectives

Discuss how to properly assess the candidacy of a given patient for ECMO

Demonstrate the ability to use of the ECMO circuit and the ability to understand patient physiology

Speaker(s)

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 19.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The presentations titled, “Ethics and Economics” and "Patient Selection" have been designated by The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center for 1.0 credit hour in medical ethics and/or professional responsibility.